Findings from the feasibility study and corresponding modifications in the SMART-India study
Theme | Findings | Modification |
Sampling strategy |
| Use of census data to recruit an age-representative and sex-representative sample through stratified sampling to mitigate potential selection bias |
Motion artefact |
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Screening protocol |
| Three screenings over the course of 5 days to account for paroxysmal events and prevent study attrition |
Data management |
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AF, atrial fibrillation; ANAND, Automated Novel Atrial fibrillation Noninvasive Detection; SMART-India, Smartphone Monitoring for Atrial fibrillation in Real-Time—India.